CVE-2018-5221
Multiple buffer overflows in BarCodeWiz BarCode before 6.7 ActiveX control (BarcodeWiz.DLL) allow...
Multiple buffer overflows in BarCodeWiz BarCode before 6.7 ActiveX control (BarcodeWiz.DLL) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) BottomText or (2) TopText property.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
Multiple buffer overflows in BarCodeWiz BarCode before 6.7 ActiveX control (BarcodeWiz.DLL) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) BottomText or (2) TopText property.
- Record
CVE-2018-5221- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in BarCodeWiz BarCode before 6.7 ActiveX control (BarcodeWiz.DLL) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) BottomText or (2) TopText property.
- Record
CVE-2018-5221- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17004 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in BarCodeWiz BarCode before 6.7 ActiveX control (BarcodeWiz.DLL) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) BottomText or (2) TopText property.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17004- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9f4f-vcpj-64xm
8.8
Multiple buffer overflows in BarCodeWiz BarCode before 6.7 ActiveX control (BarcodeWiz.DLL) allow...
Multiple buffer overflows in BarCodeWiz BarCode before 6.7 ActiveX control (BarcodeWiz.DLL) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) BottomText or (2) TopText property.
- Record
GHSA-9f4f-vcpj-64xm- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-5221 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Barcodewiz Barcode Activex Control, published January 9, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.91%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.